Adios to California Chords & Lyrics by John Hiatt

Adios to California

guitar chords lyrics

John Hiatt

This song is played in standard EADGBe tuning, but capoed at the second fret.
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CAPO II

INTRO:

Am C Fmaj7 Dm
e|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|---------0h2---|-3--------2--------|-0-----0h2--0------|
A|-0---------2---|---3-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|


Dm Fmaj7 G Am
e|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-----0h2--0-------|---------------|---------------------|----------0h2----|
A|--------------3---|---0-----------|--------------0-2-3--|-0---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|-3----------3--------|-----------------|

Am C
Smokey room and a thin blue light
Fmaj7 Dm
Her arms were pale as white
Dm Fmaj7
Tryin' to out-last the night
G Am
Howlin' at the moon

Am C
Living in the Canyon Inn
Fmaj7 Dm
Hangdown Hanna and Whis-key Jim
Dm Fmaj7
Dirty jeans and mud-slide hymns
G Am
That all began with "Soon"

[Chorus:]
F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am G Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(repeat intro riff)

Am C
Pasadena in the rain
Fmaj7 Dm
Eatin' donuts and readin' Twain
Dm Fmaj7
How much longer can my brain
G Am
Set itself on fire?

Am C
You said "That's it for me"
Fmaj7 Dm
Have a little faith, it might set you free
Dm Fmaj7
But your faith's no good, you see
G Am
For me and my des-ire

[Chorus:]

F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always thought there's someone comin' for ya
Am G Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(solo)

Am C
Two cigarettes from the package gone
Fmaj7 Dm
You must have thought about it just that long
Dm Fmaj7
I never knew you were so strong
G Am
I guess I never will

[Chorus:]
F G C
So Adios to Cali-forn-ia
G Am
Nothing to do but turn a-round
F G C
I always knew there's someone comin' for ya
Am G Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town
Am G Fmaj7
Only way you'd leave this town

(repeat intro riff, end on Am)